Slang of the City is a monthly music podcast. Each episode, Quinn Omori talks through one band from Vancouver, Canada and one of their songs with a rotating guest, usually a current or former Vancouverite.

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Or search “Slang of the City” wherever you listen to podcasts.

Episode 2 · October 4, 2023 · 1h 1m

The Matthew Good Band: “Apparitions”

Guest Ryan McNutt joins Quinn to talk about the awkward and beautiful stretch between the wide adoption of the internet and the dawn of social media, pan-Canadian identity, the Matthew Good Band, and “Apparitions.”

Episode 1 · August 30, 2023 · 47m

Japandroids: “The House That Heaven Built”

Guest Graham Preston joins Quinn to talk about living in and leaving Vancouver, why nostalgia tours suck, taking your daughter to her first show, Japandroids, and “The House That Heaven Built.”

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